Vodafone NZ Music Award Finalists 2012
Album of The Year
Home Brew – Home Brew
Kimbra – Vows
Opossom – Electric Hawaii
Six60 – Six60
The Adults – The Adults
Vodafone Single of The Year
Annah Mac – Girl in Stilettos
Gin Wigmore – Black Sheep
Kimbra – Warrior
Six60 – Don’t Forget Your Roots
The Adults – Nothing To Lose
FOUR Best Group
Home Brew – Home Brew
Opossom – Electric Hawaii
Six60 – Six60
Best Male Solo Artist
Bulletproof – Dub Me Crazy
Seth Haapu – Seth Haapu
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Best Female Solo Artist
Gin Wigmore – Gravel & Wine
Kimbra – Vows
Ladyhawke – Anxiety
Westpac Hotpoints Breakthrough Artist of The Year
Annah Mac – Little Stranger
Home Brew – Home Brew
Kimbra – Vows
Rockshop Best Rock Album
The Checks – Deadly Summer Sway
Clap Clap Riot – Counting Spins
Head Like a Hole – Blood Will Out
The Edge Best Pop Album
Bic Runga – Belle
Gin Wigmore – Gravel & Wine
Kimbra - Vows
Best Alternative Album
Ladyhawke – Anxiety
Opossom – Electric Hawaii
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unkown Mortal Orchestra
Best Urban / Hip Hop Album
Adeaze – Rise & Shine
Home Brew – Home Brew
Savage – Mayhem & Miracles
Best Roots Album
Hollie Smith – Hollie Smith & Mara TK Band of Brothers Vol.1
The Black Seeds – Dust And Dirt
Tomorrow People – ONE
Best Electronica Album
Bulletproof – Dub Me Crazy
Concord Dawn – Air Chrysalis
Six60 – Six60
NZ On Air Best Music Video
Special Problems – Take a Picture (David Dallas)
Special Problems – The Sun (The Naked and Famous)
Special Problems – My Calculator (Zowie)
Best Maori Album
Ria Hall – Ria Hall
Upper Hutt Posse – Declaration of Resistance
Whirimako Black and Richard Nunns – Te More
Best Gospel / Christian Album
Parachute Band – Matins:Vespers
Rapture Ruckus – Open Your Eyes
The Ember Days – Emergency
KBB Music Best Classical Album
Anthony Ritchie and The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – A Bugle Will Do
Christopher Blake – Angel at Ahipara
Eve de Castro-Robinson – Releasing the Angel
Vodafone People’s Choice Award
Gin Wigmore
Kimbra
Home Brew
Six60
Stan Walker
New Zealand Herald Legacy Award
Toy Love
The recipient of the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award – Toy Love – will also be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
No finalists are announced for the Vodafone Highest Selling NZ Single, the Highest Selling NZ Album, NZ On Air Radio Airplay Record of the Year and the International Achievement awards. These will be awarded at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards ceremony at Auckland’s Vector Arena on November 1.
WINNERS OF TECHNICAL AWARDS:
Best Album Cover to Angela Keoghan for Dearly Departed (Bannerman)
MAINZ Best Producer to Kody Nielson for Belle (Bic Runga)
MAINZ Best Engineer to Neil Baldock for Me & Moon (Lydia Cole)
2012 CRITICS’ CHOICE PRIZE LINE-UP:
Beach Pigs
Loui the ZU
Watercolours
Karen McCLutchie (about 7 months ago)
Awesome effort Tomorrow People - Yah!!!
Best Album Cover – Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2012 (about 7 months ago)
[...] excited to win the Tui for ‘Best Album Cover’ at the Vodafone NZ Music Awards last night! All thanks to Bannerman for creating such great music and giving me the freedom to [...]
Steve Harrison (about 6 months ago)
Go hard tomorrow people